There are only seven drivers who don’t have to worry about qualifying for the 2014 Daytona 500.

Many others have a good feeling that they will be among those who qualify for one of the 43 spots in the field for the Feb. 23 race at Daytona International Speedway, but the way to get into the Daytona 500 is complicated.

After single-lap qualifying Feb. 16 (NASCAR’s new group qualifying format won’t start in Cup until the following week), 13 drivers will know they are in. The rest of the field will know Feb. 20 after the Budweiser Duel qualifying races.

So how do drivers get into the Daytona 500? Let’s take a look:

• The front row, positions 1-2, will go to the two fastest drivers from their qualifying runs on Feb. 16.

• Positions 3-32 will be set by the finishing order in Budweiser Duel qualifying races on Feb. 20. Drivers who finish in the top 15 in their respective races earn spots in the Daytona 500 and the 16th-place driver gets in as long as one of the top-15 drivers already occupies one of the two front-row spots.

• Positions 33-36 will go to the drivers who didn’t make it through the qualifying races but posted the fastest four speeds in qualifying Feb. 16.

• Positions 37-42 will be awarded as provisionals based on 2013 owner points. That means these drivers (the top six in 2013 owner points) are guaranteed spots if they already don’t have them: Jimmie Johnson, Matt Kenseth, Austin Dillon, Kyle Busch, Dale Earnhardt Jr. and Jeff Gordon. Last year, the final driver to get in on owner points was Michael McDowell, whose team was 39th the previous year.

• Position 43 will be a past champion’s provisional, going to the most recent past champion not yet in the field. If there is no past champion, then the spot will be filled by the next driver eligible based on 2013 owner points. That means that Brad Keselowski is guaranteed a spot because he would be the first remaining eligible driver for a past champion spot.